Mr Carney "never seems to want to recognise the result of the referendum and get on with it." - Jacob Rees-Mogg MP, 2016.

"He's got star quality, and he knows how to use it." - Ex-Canadian government colleague Scott Reid, 2016.

"Any criticism of his actions is regarded as a thought crime – and those who dare to question his rule are flayed in the press with dire warnings left hanging in the air to emphasise the governor will brook no challenge to his authority." - Michael Gove MP, October 2016.